Sharkula
American rapper
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Sharkula (born August 27, 1973)[1] (other alter egos include Thig, Brian Wharton, Thigamahjigee, Sherlock Homeboy,[2] Dirty Gilligan[3]) is a Chicago-area rapper.[4][5][6] His lyrics are known for being scatterbrained, discontinuous, free-associative, non-violent, apolitical and random. He is also known as a flâneur for promoting his music and shows via use of hand-made flyers and stickers scattered around vending boxes in Chicago, and street marketing often with phrases such as "Hey, you like Hip-Hop?".[7] He has appeared on Chic-a-Go-Go and his album Martin Luther King Jr. Whopper with Cheese was voted by readers of the Chicago Reader as one of the 20 best albums of 2004.[8]
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| Background information | |
| Born | Brian Wharton |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation | Recording artist |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Website | sharkula.com |
He has collaborated with Willis Earl Beal, who looks up to Sharkula for inspiration.[9]
in 2016, Sharkula was named runner-up best street character of the year by the Chicago Reader.[10]
Albums
- Sharkula w/DJ Felix (2002)
- New 2003 (2003)
- Roaches on the Eyelid
- Musik for to Shady Ass Musik for Yo Soul
- Thank You Chicago
- Sharkula vs. Dookiehead MCs
- Spidermania
- Willo & Thig
- Thig, The Graduate, and Chuck Sunshine Recorded at 2AM (2004)
- The 2004 Mix (2004)
- Martin Luther King Jr. Whopper with Cheese (2004)
- New 2004 (2004)
- The Longmix (2005)
- Lo Fidel Castrol Oil GTX Mixalicious Volume 1 (2005)
- Put Your Fins in the Air (Live at the Sub-T) (2005)
- Thig, The Graduate, and Chuck Sunshine 2005 (2005)
- Session (2006)
- Pyre (2006)
- Just for the Wizzard Haters (2006)
- The 2006 Mix (2006)
- Holy House of Fuck (2006)
- Blizzard Wizzard (2007)
- Kim Gee (2007)
- Hand Palm Spring into Action (2007)
- Paid Our Dues (2007)
- The Universe Hurts (2007)
- Flavor (2007)
- Don't Look Around (2007)
- Don't Look Around / Flavor (2007)
- The Diagnosis of Sharkula (2007)
- Drunk Skunks (2007)
- The Diagnosis of Sharkula (2007, The Secret Life of Sound)
- Computers & Beers (2007)
- New 2008 (2008)
- Awesome Black Mountain (2010)
- Black He-Manula (2013) [11]
- Dirty Caviar (2015)
- Prune City (2019)[12]
- BBQ Fingaprints (2020)[13]
EPs
- Sharkula & Shami EP (2013, re-released 2015)[14]
Video
- Magic Sundays Vol. 1, directed by Joshua Conro
- Magic Sundays Vol. 2, directed by Joshua Conro
- Sharkula Special Edition (2008, DVD)
- Sharkula: Diarrhea of a Madman is a 2010 documentary film[15] directed by Joshua Conro[16][17] about Chicago-based MC Sharkula.[18]
People interviewed in Sharkula: Diarrhea of a Madman
- PNS of the Molemen
- J2K of Flosstradamus
- Roburt Reynolds
- R-Rock of the Secret Life of Sound
- Victor Grigas
- Drunk Odd Kid
- PJ Sumroc
- Andrew Barber
- Polo Jay
- Graduate
- Arpad Lep of Jinxremoving Magazine
Image gallery
Sharkula in 2015
Sharkula
Sharkula on the set of 'School Fools' in 2006
Sharkula on the set of 'School Fools' in 2006
